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@with faire, latent @High DAVID D. BAKER, 0F WEST ALEX ANDRIA, O H10.`

' Lenen Patent miserie, dated June 25,1867.

GATES.

TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONOERN: i

Be it known that I, DAVID D. BAKER, of West Alenendi'ia, in lreble county, iu the State of Ohio, have invented a. new and useful improvement in Gates; and I do hereby declare Vthat the following is o i'ull and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, end to the letters o' reference marked thereon. i 'f Figure 1 is e side elevation of mx'mpreved gute, und

-FigureZ represents e sectional `vien' of the gate-posts .und clasp-,hinge i The object of my inventionis t0 furnish such a. construction of gates that the sume may he elevated with eeseand facility to pass over obstruetons-and myinvention consists in the, arrengeientnml combination of levers with posts and clasp-hingesi operating as' n'ill be hereinafter set forth for that purpose.`

Ine-the drawings, a a dcn'ote the te, which maybe constructed in the usuel matnn'cr. The strip is so vfastened to the side of the gate as to form u slot, through which the levers c und d extend. T he lever d is pivoted at 2 to the gate, l:rndA the lever c'is in'like nnmner pivoted nit 1. Lever c-isl liken'ise'pivoteil :it-3l to the hinge-post j'. The hingesxx are secu'redin the usuel ,manner to'postf, und extend in frosit of the post e,

` where they are'bent et right :ingles to Vform e. clasp, embracingr the post @ns represented in iig. Q. The gate I is connected to postfbyimeas ofthe .clasps of the hinges a?, und by the pivot 3 connecting the lever c with postf. The loops of the hinges, seen :it 1n in fig; 2, serve to hung the gite upon n fixe-l post, set in the ground in the usual manner. The bar iis provided with :rnuinber oi'` holes for the insertion of u. pin above the handle Ao of lever d to retain the gate at :my desired elevation. v

When the ground is vraised. by frost, or the gate is obstructed by snow, it is desirable toruiee thc gate se that it will swing freely over the obstructions. To effect this operation 'the'lererd will be depressed, and, :is it turns uponits'pivot 2, its rounded end'p will beur iigeiust the end ot .lever e, which will turn' upon its pivot 1,

and, as lever c is connected by'pivct 3 to the hinge-postf, the gute will be eleruted, causing the part e to slide v within the clusps Vformed on the bent hinges :v

l From the foregoing description it will be understood that the gilte muy be raised and .lowc-red'with great ease, without in'anymzinuer :tifecting the operation of the hinges upon which it is opened :ind closed.

, Having fully described my improvement in gates, 'ihnt I elzim,-end desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The Icmnbinution and arrangement of the levers c cl, posts e f,.cla.sphinges.x x, and slot-ber z', when constructed', arrangednand operating conjointly in the' manner described for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my bend .this 18th April, 1867. I

' DAVID D. BAKER.. 

